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Gains made in treating premature babies with dangerous...

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:01 -0400

By ANYA SOSTEK - It's one of the unsolved mysteries in modern medicine: a stomach condition that strikes the tiniest babies with potentially devastating consequences.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: Make 'em spell! And make 'em...

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:55:45 -0400

By CAROLYN McATEE CERBIN - Chuckles rippled through the audience.

Counterfeit drugs pose consumer risks, experts say

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:51 -0400

SAN DIEGO - By CRISTIN SEVERANCE

Parker: E.W. Jackson enhances GOP's Virginia ticket

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:48:07 -0400

Some 25 years ago, I changed my life. - A visit inside a church opened my eyes to the destructive life I was living, financed by welfare checks generously provided by American taxpayers.

Hurricane Sandy showed importance of heeding evacuation...

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:57 -0400

By LEE BOWMAN - Even as Americans marvel at the survival of so many in the Oklahoma tornadoes and forecasters predict a worse-than-average Atlantic hurricane season in the months ahead, a new analysis of deaths during last October's Hurricane Sandy underscores the need to heed evacuation warnings.

deafReview gives voice to deaf consumers

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:48:34 -0400

SEATTLE - By ALYSA HULLETT

390 kids drown in U.S. pools each year, reports find

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:47:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - By SILVIA RODRIGUEZ

More women landing jobs in oil, gas industry

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:49:17 -0400

By JOYCE GANNON - As a paid engineering intern the last two summers at Exxon Mobil's Joliet Refinery in Channahon, Ill., Megan DeGraaf worked on projects that her full-time colleagues considered low priority. But the results she produced on equipment and pipe designs were solid enough that the oil giant offered her a permanent position.

Tornado survivors tell their stories, with disbelief they...

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:46:50 -0400

MOORE, Okla. - In the wake of the monster tornado that laid waste Monday to the city of Moore, Okla., stories of survival are being told by many who marvel they came through it alive.

De la Isla: Flawed report on Hispanics takes GOP toll

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:58:02 -0400

By JOSE de la ISLA - The Republican Party blowback from the Jason Richwine bomb is just beginning.

Religion: Deeper into the church-state Inferno

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:36 -0400

By TERRY MATTINGLY - Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller was already having a rough day at the House Ways and Means Committee when one particularly hot question shoved him into the lower depths of a church-state Inferno.

Wildfire season opens as evidence of health risks rise

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:47 -0400

By LEE BOWMAN - June is usually prime time for Cindy Coopersmith to get out and enjoy the woods and wildlife around Fort Collins, Colo.

Photos illustrate how National Weather Service forecast...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:51:18 -0400

By LEE BOWMAN - WILDFIRETRACK1 - The National Weather Service and several partner agencies plot wildfires and their toll from estimates of dry brush on the ground to images of resulting smoke plumes taken from satellites orbiting the Earth. Forecasts start with updates on the moisture in the air and ground, and prospects for wind and lightning.

A list of the 10 worst tornadoes to hit the U.S.

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:55 -0400

KSHB-TV staff - Here is a list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in U.S., as tallied by the Storm Prediction Center at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Shelters saved lives in Moore, Okla., tornado, though FEMA...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:16:14 -0400

By LEE BOWMAN - The National Weather Service tornado emergency warning for the Oklahoma City area Monday afternoon was blunt: "You could be killed if not underground or in a tornado shelter."

Boy Scouts to vote on allowing gay youths as members

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:17:14 -0400

By SCOTT CARROLL - For most Boy Scouts, their Eagle Scout badge is a mark of honor. But for Ijpe DeKoe, a gay former scout, it became a mark of intolerance.

Cincinnati IRS workers to be questioned by House committee...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:16:52 -0400

CINCINNATI - By JASON LAW, LUCY MAY and GREG NOBLE

Extraordinary wealth inequality between U.S. races, study...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:28:59 -0400

By TIM GRANT - Wealth disparities for middle-income blacks and Hispanics have worsened over the past three decades relative to white families, largely because of a lower likelihood of owning homes and retirement accounts, according to the Urban Institute.

Centuries-old dry farming technique popular again in wake...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:24:13 -0400

By EDWARD ORTIZ - A centuries-old farming technique called dry farming -- once the order of the day in California's Central Valley -- is once again drawing the interest of some of the region's farmers.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: Spelling in the age of...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:23:49 -0400

WASHINGTON - By BARTHOLOMEW SULLIVAN

Parker: Abortion? Right move is crisis counseling...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:19:17 -0400

With Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell convicted on three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies and on a count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a former patient, abortion is back in the national discussion. - It's pretty clear from the grand jury report <>that, during Gosnell's 30-plus years, he likely murdered hundreds, if not thousands, <>of babies. <>But because of the difficulty in documenting it all, he was just convicted of three.

Q&A on IRS investigation of tax-exempt status of Tea...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:23:47 -0400

WASHINGTON - By BARTHOLOMEW SULLIVAN and MICHAEL COLLINS

Religion: Parish, diocesan experience key to Pope Francis'...

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:48:54 -0400

By TERRY MATTINGLY - There is nothing unusual about a Catholic leader urging priests to draw closer to their flocks, to focus on day-to-day issues that bridge the gap between pulpit and pew.

Cook: Evgeni Malkin lives up to lofty standards

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:22:28 -0400

PITTSBURGH - By RON COOK

Medical: Distractions increase surgeons' potential...

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:19:12 -0400

By LEE BOWMAN - Just how much attention your surgeon pays to tasks in the operating room can be affected by a number of distractions, recent research suggests.